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    Default Re: buttons that call methods

    Split the GUI area into sections and add separate JPanels to each section. Put the buttons in one JPanel and do the drawing in another JPanel.
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    Default Re: buttons that call methods

    Can't we never learned JPanels, not sure what the teacher would think of that....

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    Default Re: buttons that call methods

    How does the teacher expect you to do drawing and have components shown on the same screen without using JPanels?
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    Default Re: buttons that call methods

    I run my programs in eclipse and they run in java applets

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    Default Re: buttons that call methods

    Did you read the tutorial I linked to in post#11?
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    Default Re: buttons that call methods

    Yes it had to do with JApplets

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    Default Re: buttons that call methods

    It was more about JPanels that JApplets
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    Default Re: buttons that call methods

    Sorry thats what I meant.

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    Default Re: buttons that call methods

    I have no other suggestions other than that you use separate panels for components and for drawing.
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    this is where I am at now buttons working they call the methods and repaint. How do I setup button 3 to flip back and forth between my img file and my drawpicture method

    import javax.swing.*;
    import java.awt.*;
    import java.awt.event.*;
    import java.util.Random;
     
    //Cole Williams 
    //Making smiles and colors with buttons 
     
    public class williamsclab10 extends JApplet implements ActionListener
    {
     
    	Image fishimg;	            											
    	String imgFile = "../images/fish.gif";
     
    	TextField text = new TextField(10);
    	int number = -1;
     
    	private static Random background = new Random();
     
    	private JButton color;
     
    	private JButton print;
     
    	private JButton change;
     
    	private JButton surprise;
     
    	int count = 0;
     
    	int A = 0;
    	int B = 0;
    	int C = 0;
     
     
    	boolean vis = false;
    	boolean showmypicture = false;
     
     
    	public void init() {
    		setSize(600, 400);
     
    		Container content = getContentPane();
     
    		int red = Math.abs(background.nextInt()) % 256;
    		int green = Math.abs(background.nextInt()) % 256;
    		int blue = Math.abs(background.nextInt()) % 256;
    		getContentPane().setBackground(new Color(red, green, blue));
     
    		fishimg = getImage(getCodeBase(), imgFile);
     
    		setLayout(new FlowLayout());
     
    		text.addActionListener(this);
    		add(text);
     
    		color = new JButton("Change the color");
    		add(color);
    		color.addActionListener(this);
     
    		print = new JButton("Print my picture!");
    		add(print);
    		print.addActionListener(this);
     
    		change = new JButton("Change the picture!");
    		add(change);
    		change.addActionListener(this);
     
    		surprise = new JButton("Click here for a surpise!");
    		add(surprise);
    		surprise.addActionListener(this);
     
     
    	}
     
    	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent a) 
     
    	{		
     
     
     
    	// button 1 background change
    		if (a.getSource() == color) 
    		{
     
    			int red = Math.abs(background.nextInt()) % 256;
    			int green = Math.abs(background.nextInt()) % 256;
    			int blue = Math.abs(background.nextInt()) % 256;
     
    			getContentPane().setBackground(new Color(red, green, blue));
    		}
     
    		//button 2 prints picture centered 
    		else if (a.getSource() == print)
    		{
    			C=1;
    		}
     
    			//button 3 picture toggling 
    		else if (a.getSource() == change)
     
    				{
    					vis = true;
    					showmypicture =! showmypicture;	
    					  B = 1;
    					   count++;
    					   repaint();
    				} 
     
    				//button 4 surprise
    		 if (a.getSource() == surprise)
    				{
    			   A = 1;
    			   count++;
    			   repaint();
    				}
     
     
    	}
     
    	private void drawpicture(Graphics g, int x, int y)
    	{
    		// tail
    		g.setColor(Color.blue);
    		g.drawLine(x, y, x + 30, y);
    		g.drawLine(x + 30, y, x + 30, y + 30);
    		g.drawLine(x + 30, y + 30, x, y);
     
    		// body
    		g.setColor(Color.blue);
    		g.drawOval(x + 20, y + -33, 40, 40);
    		g.setColor(Color.blue);
    		g.drawOval(x + 36, y + -32, 10, 10);
     
    	}
     
     
    	public void paint(Graphics g) {
    		super.paint(g);
     
    		Dimension d = getSize();
     
    		text.setLocation(d.width / 2 - 30, 30);
     
    		int centerX = d.width / 2;
    		int centerY = d.height / 2;
    		int widthOfPicture = 600;
    		int heightOfPicture = 600;
    		int x = centerX - widthOfPicture / 2;
    		int y = centerY - heightOfPicture / 2;
     
    		change.setSize(150, 50);
    		change.setLocation(d.width - 600, d.height - 50);
     
    		color.setSize(150, 50);
    		color.setLocation(d.width - 150, d.height - 50);
     
    		print.setSize(150, 50);
    		print.setLocation(d.width - 600, d.height - 400);
     
    		surprise.setSize(160, 50);
    		surprise.setLocation(d.width - 160, d.height - 400);
     
    		if (A == 1)
    		{
    			drawpicture(g,400,100);
    			g.drawImage(fishimg, 50,100,200,200,this);
    		}
    		else if (B==1)
    		{
    			drawpicture(g,400,100);
     
    		}
     
    	}
     
    }

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    Default Re: buttons that call methods

    How do I setup button 3 to flip back and forth between
    The listener should set some values that the paint() method can use to determine what is to be drawn.
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    I still haven't gotten the toggling between the two methods to work this is turning my hair grey

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    Try working out the logic by writing a list of the steps (pseudo code) that the program needs to do to toggle between the two methods. When you get a good design (we'll help) then write the code to do it.
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